A prominent Prairie veterinarian and businessperson says the death of live cattle auctions has been greatly exaggerated. “I think for about 45 years, I’ve been hearing about the demise of the auctioneer system,” Dr. Kee Jim, a founding partner of Feedlot Health Management Services with stakes in numerous cattle-feeding companies in Canada and the United States, told the recent Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Medicine Hat, Alta. ”Pretty much standard stuff.